UNION HOBART 1976-1993

BuilderFramnaes Mek VaerkstedWhere BuiltSandefjord, NorwayDate Built1976Tonnage4376 GRTPropulsionnot specifiedOwners & Previous Names1976-1988 Whitminster Co Ltd
1988-1993 USSCo UNION HOBART, SEAWAY HOBART
1993- Various Greek owners. SEAWAY 1, AGIA METHODIA, EUROMANTIQUE, TAXIARCHIS Additional NotesFirst of two Scandanavian built ships charted for trans Tasman trade. The great cost of building ships in Australia which was a requirement if ship were to trade on the Australian coast resulted in the Union Company take a number of vessels on long term charter. The other ship was named UNION LYTTELTON.